CAZENOVIA — On Friday, Nov. 17, the Cazenovia Central School District Athletic Department held a ceremony at the high school to recognize four senior athletes who officially signed National Letters of Intent to attend a college/university and participate at the scholarship level of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports.
Jack Donlin has committed to attend the University of Maine in Orono, Maine to play NCAA Division I Baseball.
Reid McMurtrie will be running NCAA Division I Track & Field at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Raeanne Thompson will be playing NCAA Division I Soccer at Le Moyne College in DeWitt, and Isabella Fazio is headed to Buffalo to play NCAA Division II Field Hockey at D’Youville University.
“We are so proud of these students — Jack, Reid, Raeny, and Bella — who have been recruited to play their favorite sports at the college level and have had the talent, work ethic, and academic success to be offered athletic scholarships to attend their college or university of choice,” said Athletic Administrator Mike Byrnes. “All these students not only have thrived in their soon-to-be college level sport, but they also have been multi-sport athletes for the Cazenovia program, working on their athletic skills in other ways, developing leadership skills, competing and staying calm under pressure, and cross-training to become the best all-around athletes they can be. We hope these student-athletes will continue the healthy habits and routines that have helped them to be successful in high school and they will continue to excel and grow for the next levels. All four students are even bigger role models now in our community, and their families and friends, in addition to the coaches, teachers, and school staff, are very proud!”
The athletic department will celebrate additional student-athletes during the school district’s Recruited Athlete Press Conference on June 10 at 3:15 p.m. Students recruited and committed to a college team at any level of the NCAA Divisions, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or non-college advanced post-scholastic level athletics are eligible to announce their commitment at this press conference. Students will need to reserve a press conference spot by contacting Byrnes at [email protected].
For more information on the Cazenovia Central School District Athletic Department, visit cazenoviacsd.com/athletics.
